Neighborhood News

The Digital.NYC, a hub for the city’s tech ecosystem, will present the Bronx stop of its Five-Borough Tour, a series of public events recently announced by Mayor de Blasio to introduce New Yorkers to the project. The Bronx event will be held next Wednesday, February 25th at 6:30pm at Per Scholas, 804 East 138th Street, 2nd Floor […]

A new development that would integrate mixed-income housing with stores or community space is planned at St. Ann’s Avenue and East 142nd Street. Approximately 100 new apartments the city classifies as affordable would be included in the development.

Low-income tenants and advocates who represent them say they face an unfair battle in the city’s housing courts because few can afford to hire lawyers to help them fight landlords trying to evict them.

A grand jury charged a 17-year-old for firing a .357 revolver into a crowd on Cypress Avenue and East 140th Street in Mott Haven on Dec. 20. Raymond Leonardo is charged with attempted murder and weapons possession for the incident. Additonal charges against the teen include attempted assault and reckless endangerment.